2013 Paper 1 (SL) Crisis at Christmas
The May 2013 English A: Language and Literature exam was the first of its kind. At Standard Level, Paper 1 comprised of an appeal, appearing in The Guardian newspaper, and (alternatively) an extract from Keith Richards’ autobiography. Amongst those students sitting the exam, most opted to tackle the appeal. The appeal was, no doubt, a text type that many students felt well prepared to analyze and write about. It is,...